Barnston
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.846, 0.389 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 64 19 |
| Dialling code: | 01371 (Great Dunmow) |
Barnston is a small, largely rural village and civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, Essex, in eastern England. Set among gently rolling farmland and lanes, it sits within easy reach of Stansted Airport and the market towns of Saffron Walden and Bishop's Stortford, which gives residents a mix of quiet countryside living and good transport links to larger centres.
Locally the community feels traditional and agricultural, with village life centred on historic buildings, lanes and occasional village events; the influence of nearby transport hubs and commuter patterns has also brought a more mixed population and economic ties beyond farming. The area’s character is one of pastoral landscape with a visible layer of historic development, making it appealing to those who value rural Essex alongside accessible services.
Postcode districts covering Barnston
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24.6 miles
- Basildon 19.5 miles
- Colchester 21.5 miles
- Chelmsford 8.6 miles
- Harlow 13.2 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 23.2 miles
- Cheshunt 21.4 miles
- Braintree 7.5 miles
- Brentwood 15.8 miles
- Canvey Island 23.6 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 9.7 miles
- Billericay 15.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Barnston Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Great Dunmow South & Barnston Ward 1.2 miles
- Flitch Green Parish 1.5 miles
- Little Dunmow Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Flitch Green & Little Dunmow Ward 2 miles
- Felsted Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Causeway End Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ford End Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Great Dunmow Built-up area 2.5 miles
- High Roothing Parish 2.8 miles
- Pleshey Parish 2.8 miles
- High Roding Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Barnston
CM6 1PL, CM6 1LX, CM6 3PR, CM6 3PA, CM6 1NB, CM6 1LG, CM6 3NZ, CM6 1ND, CM6 1PH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 7.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 23.1 miles
- Stansted Airport Railway Station 6.2 miles
- Braintree Railway Station 7.5 miles
Hotels near Barnston Ad
- Channels Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 6.3 miles
- The Lion Inn 8.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 6.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 6.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 6.2 miles
- Down Hall Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 7.8 miles
- Farmhouse Inn 3 6.4 miles
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 7.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 5.3 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 6.8 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 8.1 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 9.9 miles
- Hylands Estate 10.3 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 11.4 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 13.1 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 13.1 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 13.9 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 14 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 16.7 miles